Willa Thomas, age 3 of Kingston. (Photos by Phyllis McCabe)
Forsyth Nature Center in Kingston was the place to be on Monday afternoon, April 8, to view the Solar Eclipse. The Kingston Library went into partnership with the Center and had viewing glasses (available on a first-come, first-serve basis) and snacks. People brought picnic baskets, tablecloths, pets, and music to the party, along with their telescopes, binoculars, homemade pin-hole viewers, paper glasses and cameras to view the eclipse.
Getting the focusing just right.Waiting for the eclipse start with a good book.A father and his daughter adjusting the fit of the helmets.Martha Hart of Kingston and her daughter Margaret.Lola Messina, age 4, and her friend Willa Thomas, age 3, both of Kingston, with homemade viewers.Luna, a 2 1/2 year old cockapoo owned by Wilson Parry of Kingston, has her own glasses.Only 15 more minutes to 95% totality at 3:25 PM.Alok Garthus, age 6 of Kingston, views the eclipse through a homemade pinhole viewer.Solar eclipse buddies.The beginning of the eclipse.The steeple of the Old Dutch Church and the solar eclipse at 95% totality.
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